Four Types of Energy

Which type of energy depends on the distance between two particles and the charge of each particle?

• chemical

  potential energy

• kinetic

  energy

• electrical

  potential energy

• gravitational

  potential energy

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Which of the following describes an object with elastic potential energy?

• a cannon ball sitting at the bottom of a cannon

• an iceberg floating in ocean water that is 35°F

• a boulder teetering on the edge of a steep cliff

• a bed spring that is pushed together with a weight

The spring shown below is sitting on a flat surface and it is pushed together with a weight.

What type of energy does the spring currently have?

• gravitational potential energy

• chemical potential energy

• elastic potential energy

• kinetic energy

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Four children are playing on a slide at a park. They take turns going down the slide. The table below shows how much each child weighs. Based on the information in the table, which child has the greatest potential energy at the top of the slide?

• Child 3

• Child 4

• Child 1

• Child 2

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Which type of energy should be used to obtain a gum from the machine?

​ (a)   energy

• Mechanical

• Electrical

• Thermal

• Light

• Sound

The woman uses ​ (a)   energy to hit the gong.

• mechanical

• sound

• light

• electric

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What type of energy is the toaster using?​ (a)  

• thermal

• radiant

• mechanical

• sound

• chemical

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A tank of water contains many billions of water molecules. These molecules move at random speeds and in random directions, often colliding with each other. What form of energy does the water have due to the random motion of its particles?

• electric potential energy

• chemical energy

• thermal energy

• gravitational potential energy

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What is different about pull #1 and pull #2?

• The slingshot has more elastic potential energy in pull #1.

• The slingshot has more elastic potential energy in pull #2.

• The slingshot has more kinetic energy in pull #2.

• The slingshot has more gravitational potential energy in pull #1.

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Tyler stretches a rubber band so that it is tight. The stretched rubber band has

• electrical energy.

• potential energy.

• kinetic energy.

• magnetic energy.

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